Suffolk holiday cottage: visitors book

We have had a wonderful week here. The cottage is excellent - so well and generously equipped. Everything was here. We especially enjoyed using the high patio, and also being able to go through the garden gate straight on to the common - perfect. We can’t recommend any eating places because we didn’t go to any, but we can recommend walking everywhere, especially through the reedbeds to Walberswick where we heard bitterns booming. This is a wonderful part of the country - we will be back. - A & A, Swindon, Wiltshire, March 2007

Thank you very much, Richard, for sharing your delightful Suffolk home with us: for this is how Middle Cottage feels, not a rented cottage. Between us my friend and I have stayed in a wide variety of cottages over the years but Middle Cottage is the best we have found. So clean (in many small ways where others fall down), but so well equipped in such a thoughtful and generous way. Thank you so very much - it all contributed to a wonderfully relaxed week. - HA & CJ, Wells, Somerset, 2006

Loved it all:
- relaxing in the sun-drenched dining area
- sipping wine on the secret patio
- cycling to Minsmere, hearing booming bitterns
- enjoying a meal at the Crown in Southwold
- indulging in hot chocolate at the Bridge Nursery Cafe, Dunwich
- delving into the wide choice of reading matter.
GREAT. - P&M E, Shoreham 2006

We have had a wonderful week of sunny days enjoying the beautiful Suffolk countryside. Middle Cottage is an absolute delight. One of the highlights of our holiday has been returning here each evening. We hope to come back soon. - DR, West Sussex, 2004

Looking for something in almost any room revealed strata of good provision, inspired planning and thoughtfulness previously believed to be extinct. We loved it. - P & A, Brighton, 2005

We have enjoyed our stay here very much. The cottage is beautifully restored and equipped with just about everything you could find in your own home. Despite the cold weather outside in the evenings we were always warm and the log fire especially made it seem very cosy. We felt as though we were sharing a home rather than just renting a holiday cottage. We would love to come again and hope that if we do, nothing will have changed.
- H & D, Canterbury, 2005

Middle Cottage rocks! It’s a lovely place in a perfect spot. Fell in love with Dunwich beach – lots of walks up and down the coast. We had amazing weather, even managed to get a little sunburnt! Went swimming in the sea – gorgeous once in but I think a little bonkers in October. - S & L, London, 2005

The cottage was just what we needed – wonderfully fresh and clean, stylish and well-designed to make the most of the limited space. The sun smiled on us and the rain kept away … We hope very much to come again. - A, B & P, 2005

Beautiful countryisde, lovely cottage, lovely weather - we have had a grand time. Hope to come again next year.

- J&J S, Desborough, Northants, 2006

What a lovely cottage, every bit as good as your superb website promised. First time in Suffolk and have enjoyed the beauty & peace. Minsmere was a dream! Many thanks.

PS Loved the toys!

We have had a very enjoyable week here in Westleton. We thought the cottage was cosy and atmospheric. The wooden table [on the patio] above the cottage is super, being well shaded with great views. We appreciate all the items left by Richard to make our stay more fun ... Thanks. P&J W, Brentwood 2006

So reluctant to go home! We have enjoyed the Suffolk coast, some excellent weather and this cottage which is such a happy place. Thank you for ... all the things that put a smile on our faces - like the penguin, the hen, the gotchagot and Tom Lehrer! - S&R P, 2006

We have just spent another excellent week in our favourite place. The weather was unbelievably warm and sunny and we were able to enjoy plenty of walks and cycle rides across the heath. It's the first time I have ever seen the North Sea blue! Looking forward to our next visit already. - L&T C, Welwyn Garden City, 2006

We've stayed in Westleton before, but never had the pleasure of staying in a cottage equipped with such care and generosity. How nice it was of you, Richard, to leave all we needed to map out our walks which were fantastic despite daily rain. ... Thank you very much for a splendid week - I hope we can come back. - RC & GK, London, 2006.

After 35 years of living abroad, we have decided it is time to explore our own country. We couldn't have chosen a better starting point than this superbly designed, aesthetically pleasing and very well equipped cottage which we will leave with great reluctance. It is not our norm to do so but we shall undoubtedly return to Suffolk and Middle Cottage. - J&A I, Swainton, N Yorks, 2006

We've had such a relaxing week in your delightful, cosy cottage and will find it hard to leave. Such good walks and bike rides and so different to where we live. I'm a country girl at heart . . . I'm so pleased we chose Westleton as our base. - J&R J, Newcastle upon Tyne, 2006

The cottage is remarkable and … it now offers everything … Our special memory will be of the ‘secret’ outside dining area at the top of the garden and the walk across the fields to The Bell at Middleton. Will be back.
- K & M, Norwich, 2005

Lovely cottage, beautiful weather and scenery. We loved the mixture of countryside and sea. Hope to visit again. - P & J, Cheshire, 2005

Middle Cottage is lovely, cosy and spotless, set in a fantastic location with Minsmere just down the road … We all had a wonderful time and were lucky with a week of wonderful weather. - T, M & B, Surrey, 2005

Our first visit to Suffolk and our daughter’s first holiday at just 12 weeks old. We’ve had a great time in this lovely little gem of a cottage. Many, many thanks. - L & S, Sheffield, 2004

A superb week’s holiday. Southwold, Walberswick and coastline a delight. Westleton village a haven, yet so close to everything. Cottage has been most comfortable – fittings and furniture to a high standard – faultless! We will be back … - R & M, Billericay

We’ve enjoyed a marvellous relaxed 2 weeks. Haven’t felt the need to venture far – couldn’t wait to return to this lovely cottage – a real home from home. … When it has been too hot down here, the top patio has been a very welcome cooler environment. Thanks very much and we hope to return. - JB, Doncaster

An absolutely lovely cottage. Extremely well equipped and certainly contains everything – including many of those little items that are often lacking in self-catering accommodation. The dining area is a joy to eat or relax in, even when it’s pouring down with rain . . . ‘
- C, London

The cottage lived up to our expectations and more. It is such a lovely peaceful village — complete escapism. This is our first visit to Suffolk and hopefully not our last to Middle Cottage. - S, J & J, Derby

We have been so comfortable here. The books were a big bonus and the ‘toys’ great fun. (We exercised the penguin daily.) … We do hope to return. - A & D Yorkshire,

An excellent holiday in Suffolk. I must congratulate Richard on the work carried out on the cottage, that and his attention to detail with the fittings make Middle Cottage a superb base. This is the best cottage we have ever stayed in and we will certainly return. We have done some excellent walks, including one from the cottage to Eastbridge, then heading towards the coast, walking along the beach to the coastguard cottages and along the path to Dunwich … - L & S, Derbyshire

Middle Cottage is perfect – such a lovely setting and so sweet and cosy and beautifully furnished. I definitely hope to be back. - K, Cambridge

This is a perfect cottage – well done Richard. We had a fab week and want to come again. - S & J, Kent

Thank you for some much needed peace and quiet. This is one of the loveliest cottages I have ever stayed in and I hope to return one day. Everything in it works. I even made a Christmas cake! Very many thanks.
- J , London

A lovely and extremely well-equipped cottage … We were careful to give the penguin plenty of exercise!
- R & M, Berkshire

We’ve spent a very happy week in this wonderfully equipped cottage: many thanks!! Recommended: a four-hour launch trip aboard the Lady Florence from Orford Quay. Also fabulous fish at the Swan Inn at Barnby, just outside Lowestoft. We look forward to coming back one day. - S & T, Bucks

This is the second time we have stayed here and it suits us very well. To sit at the top of the garden on a warm summer’s evening, to look over the village and to listen to the birds is a lovely experience. We look forward to the next time. - S & D, Lincs

A lovely 3 days spent here with excellent weather. We particularly appreciate the warmth and cosiness at this time of year [February]. The cottage is really charming in itself and excellently placed for exploring this beautiful part of England. So, many thanks Richard. - P & S, Birmingham

Good to be back and find everything as we left it last year! Can confirm food at Anchor at Walberswick very good, Harbour Inn, Southwold Harbour also worth a visit. A rabbit has replaced the mouse in the garden from last year. Only downside – not many birds at Minsmere on the day we went. Hope to return for another wonderful holiday. - J & J, Doncaster

Middle Cottage wonderfully welcoming – clean and bright …Altogether a wonderful week despite wicked weather. Wonderful walks, flooded car park at Walberswick, thunder and forked lightening across the Blyth, very high tides but we loved it all. - V & J, Oxford

All in all what can I say? 10 out of 10. Many thanks for our many comforts and spotless cottage. - R & J Norfolk

Many thanks for a lovely weekend. Lots of frost and fog but the cottage is warm as toast! The peace and quiet is very welcome. I’ve made two Christmas cakes! - J , London

Thank you for a lovely week in this wonderful cottage. It’s our second visit and it is just as good the second time. - L & T, London

Have had a wonderful few days here in Westleton. The cottage is the best we have ever stayed in, everything we needed to make our trip a memorable one. - T & A